Lead-In
Look at the pictures (A–E). Do you recognise[explanation: recognise (BrE), recognize (AmE) [ˈrekəɡnaɪz] – ära tundma] these characters[explanation: character [ˈkærəktə(r)] – tegelane]? Discuss with your partner what you know about them and the films in which they appeared.
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Vocabulary
- comedy – komöödia
- drama – draama
- stand-up comedy – püstijalakomöödia
- musical – muusikal
- opera – ooper
- dialogue – dialoog
- monologue – monoloog
- pantomime – pantomiim
- improvisation – improvisatsioon
- thriller – põnevik
- animated film (BrE), cartoon – joonisfilm, animafilm
- western – vestern
- action film (BrE) – märulifilm
- horror film (BrE), scary movie (AmE) – õudusfilm
- science fiction film (BrE) – ulmefilm
- silent film (BrE) – tummfilm
- dubbed film (BrE) – dubleeritud film
- sequel – järg
- trilogy – triloogia
- 3D, three-dimensional – kolmemõõtmeline
- cast – osatäitjad
- actor, actress – näitleja, näitlejanna
- leading actor/actress – mees-/naispeaosatäitja
- supporting actor/actress – mees-/naiskõrvalosatäitja
- stuntman, stuntwoman, stunt person, double – kaskadöör, dublant
- character – tegelane
- screenwriter, scriptwriter – stsenarist
- director – režissöör, lavastaja
- producer – produtsent
- costume designer – kostüümikunstnik
- make-up (BrE)/makeup (AmE) artist – jumestuskunstnik
- cameraman – operaator
- editor – monteerija
- set designer – lavakujundaja, dekoraator
- critic – kriitik
Let’s Practise!
- This film makes people laugh.
- In this film, a lot of dangerous and exciting things happen.
- Everything in this film is very frightening.
- This film tells an exciting fictional story about spying or crime.
- This film usually speaks about 19th-century cowboys in the US.
- This film shows life in an imagined future and often deals with other parts of the universe.
- In this film, part of the story is told through songs and sometimes dancing.
- It’s a film whose images and characters are drawn.
Remember to use capital letters in the titles of films and plays! |  |
Exercise 3
Pairwork 1
Discuss the following questions with your partner.
- Are there any films you can watch over and over again? If so, what are they?
- What kind of plays do you like? Why?
- Would you like to be an actor/actress yourself? Why/Why not?
- is a film by James Cameron.
- is Arnold Schwarzenegger’s line in The Terminator.
- is a song recorded for a James Bond film.
- is the centre of the US film industry.
- is Batman’s hometown.
- is a line from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
- is the Hindi film industry based in Mumbai.
What About You?
- I guess so.
- I don't think so.
- I agree.
- Exactly!
- No way!
- I feel the same way.
- I’m not so sure about that.
- That’s a good point.
- I (totally) disagree.
- You must be joking!
- Maybe, but ...
- I’d say the exact opposite.
- You have a point there, but ...
- That’s (so) true!
- No doubt about it.
- You’re (absolutely) right.
- That’s not true!
- I couldn’t agree with you more.
- That’s not always true.
Pairwork 2
Read the dialogues with your partner. Use the word list above to replace the underlined terms and use adjectives from the box. Switch roles.
interesting exciting boring fascinating
surprising violent enjoyable silly
predictable dramatic funny clever
cool awesome
How Am I Doing?
I can name different film genres. | |
I can name different professions related to filmmaking. | |
I can describe my film preferences and justify my opinion. | |
I can agree and disagree when discussing something in English. |
